Global Patent Index - EP 1958983 B1

EP 1958983 B1 20120829 - Silica reinforced rubber composition and use in tires

Title (en)

Silica reinforced rubber composition and use in tires

Title (de)

Silicaverstärkte Gummizusammensetzungen und deren Verwendung in Reifen

Title (fr)

Composition de caoutchouc renforcée au silicium et utilisation dans les pneus

Publication

EP 1958983 B1 20120829 (EN)

Application

EP 08101437 A 20080208

Priority

US 90085907 P 20070212

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1958983A1] This invention relates to a method of preparing a rubber composition comprising the sequential steps of, based upon parts by weight per 100 parts by weight rubber (phr): (A) mixing in a non-productive mixing step, in the absence of sulfur and sulfur cure accelerator, in an internal rubber mixer to a temperature within a range of 140°C to 190°C: (1) 100 parts by weight of a sulfur vulcanizable diene-based elastomer selected from conjugated diene homopolymers and copolymers and copolymers of vinyl aromatic compound and at least one conjugated diene; (2) 10 to 120 phr of particulate reinforcing filler wherein said reinforcing filler comprises from 10 to 120 phr of silica; (3) an oligomeric organomercaptosilane based coupling agent, and (4) a combination of zinc oxide and carboxylic acid composed of from 1 to 7 phr of zinc oxide and from 1.5 to 8 phr of carboxylic acid, wherein the weight ratio of the carboxylic acid to the zinc oxide is at least 1/1; wherein said zinc oxide and said carboxylic acid are added coincidentally with or prior to the addition of said organomercaptosilane oligomer; (B) subsequently blending with the resultant rubber composition of said non-productive mixing step(s), in a thermomechanical productive mixing step at a temperature in a range of 100°C to 120°C, sulfur and at least one sulfur vulcanization accelerator.

IPC 8 full level

C08K 5/548 (2006.01); C08K 3/36 (2006.01); C08K 9/06 (2006.01); C08L 9/00 (2006.01); C08L 25/10 (2006.01); C08L 83/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B29B 7/7495 (2013.01 - EP US); C08K 5/548 (2013.01 - EP US); C08K 3/22 (2013.01 - EP US); C08K 3/36 (2013.01 - EP US); C08K 9/06 (2013.01 - EP US)

C-Set (source: EP US)

C08K 5/548 + C08L 9/06

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1958983 A1 20080820; EP 1958983 B1 20120829; BR PI0800118 A 20081007; CN 101245158 A 20080820; CN 101245158 B 20121024; US 2008194748 A1 20080814; US 7683115 B2 20100323

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 08101437 A 20080208; BR PI0800118 A 20080207; CN 200810074230 A 20080213; US 2903808 A 20080211